Basic algebra operations actually breakdown in floating point arithmetic. Take for instance the associativity property of the real numbers under addition were the following would be true,

x+(y+z)=(x+y)+z x, y,z,∈ℝ

But in floating point arithmetic, the equality relation does not necessarily hold. Can you find three floating point numbers such that this equality becomes a strict inequality?
Find an x, y,zxyz such that, x+(y+z)≠(x+y)+z. Return the three floating point numbers in the three variables x, y, and z.

Replace to x, y, and z with your solution
x = 0.0
y = 0.0
z = 0.0

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